Priceless Moments of Life : Father and Son

November 10, 2008 

After reading this post “First Sentences” on LG, V e-mailed me a heartfelt message saying how much he misses being around his son during his growing months; the time when he has started expressing himself better and every “papa” uttered conveys the 23-month-old really misses his dad. It has become customary for me to show pictures of V and LG together to LG every morning and evening that the boy has taken our photo sessions for granted. There are days when he positions himself on the dining chair (funny, considering he is barely the height of the table) struggling to open the laptop cover and in vain calls out for me. The separation has caused the toddler so much anguish that he refuses to talk with his dad over phone but longs to see his pictures.

I do what best I can by posting frequently on the other blog - Lil General Rules to bridge the gap between the Father and Son. I was at a loss of words to reply meaningfully to V’s message because I can’t say I understand this separation. I’ve never been away from LG for more than 2 hours at a stretch ever since he has been born. At times when certain days are frustrating, I imagine it must be blissful for V to be away from a demanding toddler. But I now realize it’s not! Frustrating moments are often short-lived; separation causes more pain than one could fathom.  In a jiffy, I sent him these lines in reply –

Cost of a MBA Degree: 10 Lakhs
One-way trip home on a flight from Calcutta-Bangalore: Rs.6,000
Innocent moments - seeing LG’s expression of awe on seeing the cycle for the first time and feeling it all over : Priceless

Yea, I know very MasterCard-ly. But there it is!

[this picture was taken when LG was two-weeks old]

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3 Responses to “Priceless Moments of Life : Father and Son”

  1. Vaz on November 11th, 2008 6:47 am

    Lakshmi,

    This one is so TRUE and too touching.:(

    Vaz

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